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“My wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable,” wrote Ta-Nehisi Coates in Letter to my Son.
We often say, show up with authenticity. Live with pride of who you are. And we’ve seen the research that shows that being able to come to work out and proud as an LGBTQ+ person, and feeling like your religion, your heritage, your race, your age, your disability are embraced and respected as part of who you are can improve productivity, and can impact a company’s innovation and ROI.
I was reading “The Art of Learning” by Josh Waitzkin when I texted Robert Curran, executive and artistic director at the Louisville Ballet, inquiring about ballet classes for inexperienced adults and/or artists who want to expand their practice. In the book, Waitzkin – a world champion chess player and martial artist – describes his approach to learning and how mastering seemingly different disciplines influences and enhances his practice collectively. I’d always wanted to take ballet, although, growing up, I wasn’t allowed to. Also, I wanted to expand my relationship with being active, including my understanding of my body and what it could achieve, beyond running and going to the gym.